Lectures

Distinguished Lecture Series on Current Issues

Indian River State College Foundation at McAlpin Fine Arts Center

IRSC Massey Campus

3209 Virginia Ave., Fort Pierce

772-462-7880 irscfoundation.org

This series presents experts and educators addressing current events in the areas of foreign policy, environmental issues, education, health, justice, the economy and more. Both in-person and live simulcast subscriptions are available.

Distinguished Lecturer Series

Riverside Theatre

3250 Riverside Park Drive

772-231-6990 riversidetheatre.com

The Distinguished Lecturer Series is the longest continuously running lecture series in Vero Beach. In 2022, Riverside Theatre will welcome Theresa May, Peter Diamandis, Robert Spalding and Rana Foroohar.

International Lecture Series

Vero Beach Museum of Art

3001 Riverside Park Drive

772-231-0707 vbmuseum.org

The ILS is celebrating 40 years of presenting arts and humanities scholars with lectures tying in with VBMA’s major exhibitions. These events may be attended live in the museum’s Holmes Great Hall or viewed via simulcast in its Leonhardt Auditorium. This season’s topics will include the origins of the British royal collections, the life and collections of Peggy Guggenheim, the work of artist Fred Wilson, and the 1911 theft of the “Mona Lisa.”

Vero Beach Book Center

392 21st St.

772-569-2050 verobeachbookcenter.com

For more than 40 years, this independent bookstore has been bringing renowned authors to Vero Beach to discuss their work. Audiences have enjoyed talks by a wide range of presenters: bestselling fiction authors such as Nicholas Sparks, James Patterson and countless others; astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Scott Kelly; former presidents Jimmy Carter and George W. Bush; entertainers Andy Williams and Henry Winkler.